Cosmetic composition for skin whitening comprising senkyunolide A as active ingredient

摘要

The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions and more particularly to skin-whitening cosmetic compositions comprising senkyunolide A as an active ingredient. The present invention discloses the novel inhibitory function of senkyunolide A isolated from Cnidium officinale and Ligusticum chuanxiong on the melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH), and provides MSH-inhibitory compositions and skin-whitening cosmetic compositions comprising the senkyunolide A. The compositions of the present invention show significantly enhanced skin-whitening effect owing to its efficient inhibition of MSH even in lower concentration.